Masterpiece Classic 2010

Masterpiece 2010 will see the BBC’s new Emma and the Cranford sequel, both currently in the works, debut in America, announces BBC Worldwide. The other dramas that will complete the 2010 lineup are:

Small Island (2 x 90)
Adapted from the award-winning 2004 novel, this mini-series stars Naomie Harris (Pirates of the Caribbean, White Teeth, 28 Days Later) as Hortense, a young ambitious Jamaican woman thrust into the grit of 1940s post-war London. A Ruby Television production in association with AL Films for BBC, coproduced with WGBH and made on location in Northern Ireland with the assistance of Northern Ireland Screen.

Framed (1 x 90)
Adapted from Frank Cottrell Boyce’s (The Last Enemy) children’s novel, Framed stars Trevor Eve (Waking the Dead) as a present-day National Gallery curator who travels from London to a Welsh village to oversee the storage of priceless art. A BBC/WGBH BOSTON co-production.

Sharpe’s Peril (2 x 90)
Sharpe’s Challenge (2 x 90)
Shot entirely in India, these two installments of the award-winning series, Sharpe, star Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings, Troy, Golden Eye) as Bernard Cornwell’s title character. Sharpe’s Peril is a Celtic Films Ent./Picture Palace Films/Duke Street Films co-production in association with Harper Collins. Sharpe’s Challenge is a Celtic Films and Picture Place production.

The 39 Steps (1 x 90)
Starring Rupert Penry Jones (Persuasion, Burn Up, MI-5) as Richard Hannay, The 39 Steps begins in June 1914, London, when Hannay meets a man who claims to be a British spy—and is later killed in his apartment. When Hannay’s accused of murder, he gets and caught up in a deadly conspiracy. A BBC production.

So Masterpiece 2010 will lack a general theme and will feature period dramas from the late Georgian/Regency era, Victorian era, and early 20th century, giving it a more modern feel than previous seasons. I am definitely looking forward to Emma and Cranford 2, but I just have to wait and see about the others.

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